Charisma Carpenter allegedly hid her pregnancy until the last minute, forcing Joss Whedon and the other writers to do a last minute rewrite for season four, resulting in a strange plotline in which Cordelia sleeps with Angel's teenage son (who was technically born a few months earlier and then stolen away to grow up in ...
In the fourth season of Angel, she appears to take on a villainous role before it is revealed that she is possessed by a malevolent deity; this storyline eventually leads to her death and subsequent exit from the series.
Carpenter alleged it was retaliation for her real-life pregnancy and wrote that when Whedon heard she was expecting, he cornered her and demanded to know if she was “going to keep it.” She said he “proceeded to attack my character, mock my religious beliefs, accuse me of sabotaging the show, and then unceremoniously ...
In Buffy, Cordelia had left the series following the destruction of Sunnydale High, after a huge battle between the slayer and a demon from the underworld. While most of the students had moved on to further education, Cordelia struggled to get accepted at any university.
For years, there have been whispers of Cordelia being written off of Angel because Whedon was upset with Carpenter's pregnancy. Carpenter confirmed as much in her statement, admitting that Whedon “asked me if I was 'going to keep it' and manipulatively weaponized my womanhood and faith against me.
In total, Cordelia is the victim of mystical pregnancy three times during the series: from a Haxil beast in this episode, as host of an unborn Skilosh demon in "Epiphany," and from Connor while possessed by Jasmine, as first revealed in "Salvage."
Charisma Carpenter allegedly hid her pregnancy until the last minute, forcing Joss Whedon and the other writers to do a last minute rewrite for season four, resulting in a strange plotline in which Cordelia sleeps with Angel's teenage son (who was technically born a few months earlier and then stolen away to grow up in ...
Cordelia fell into a coma giving birth to Jasmine, and a season later she died offscreen in a hospital bed, the events leading up to her death erased from history. Her last appearance on the show was when she used her dying wish to guide Angel back onto the path toward his destiny.
Feeling overwhelming affection and sympathy for her, Angel was motivated to start his path as champion and help her in her fight against evil. A year later, he moved to Sunnydale. When reflecting over this, Angel eventually admitted to Buffy he fell in love with her the moment he saw her.
The events in Chalk River led to Melmont infecting his biological son with deadly syphilis. In a nutshell, Melmont's cold-blooded actions resulted in Cornelia's son's death. After many years, this led to Cornelia's rage-filled mission to confront Melmont with his crimes against her and her boy.
As The Beast causes fire to rain from the sky in an apparent apocalypse, Cordelia sleeps with Connor to give him some happiness before the end.
Last month's issue, "Slayer, Interrupted," ended with Buffy discovering she's pregnant, and in this month's issue (the sixth in the Season 9 series), she turns to the person who best knows what it means for a Slayer to have a child: Robin Wood (played by D.B.
Thus, while Cordelia does become pregnant in the show, it is not by Connor, but by Jasmine, who manipulates all those around her to maintain her rule over the world.
Crossovers with Angel
Both episodes feature multiple flashbacks to the history of Spike (James Marsters) and Darla (Julie Benz), shown from their respective viewpoints. Angel (David Boreanaz) and Drusilla (Juliet Landau) also appear in both episodes.
Plot. Cordelia emerges from her coma after experiencing a vision of the symbols painted on Eve's apartment door and tattooed on Lindsey's chest. After Angel and Wesley collect Cordelia from the hospital, she reveals that the vision which woke her from the coma showed Angel in peril.
Cordelia receives visions that convince the group that Angelus is the only one who knows how to stop the Beast, so they extract Angel's soul. It's then revealed that Cordelia has now an evil persona and is secretly controlling the Beast.
Angel's ratings in season 5 were actually up on season 4, making the lack of renewal even more of a shock, although the common reason given behind the move is that Whedon pressed John Levin, WB's Head of Entertainment, for an early decision on the show rather than the typical mid-May renewal.
Cordelia is hanged in King Lear because she supports her father against Edmund and her sisters. Edmund has both Lear and Cordelia imprisoned. He orders both of their executions as punishment for challenging his authority.
Amid the celebration, star Charisma Carpenter spoke out on the controversial end of her fan-favorite character, Cordelia Chase, who was written out at the end of Season 4.
Though Angela Kinsey's Angela Martin later got pregnant on The Office, the character wasn't quite ready for a newborn when Kinsey was carrying during season 4. Instead, they filmed her frequently behind her desk and high cubicle walls.
She appears as a regular in the first three seasons before exiting the show to join the spin-off Angel after graduating from Sunnydale High. Cordy actually ends up dating Xander Harris despite how much they've always hated each other.
In a life or death situation with Buffy, Cordelia privately confessed to her to that unless it was some temporary insanity, she genuinely fell in love with Xander.
Photogenesis: As a half-demon, Cordelia had gained the power to generate and project light as a form of bioluminescence, which she has on one occasion used as a nightlight.
Charisma Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on Angel, reiterates her character's season 4 pregnancy story arc as problematic in a Tweet.